I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a trifle eccentric/odd/unexpected etc
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■ ADVERB
rather
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They present as a major force in society attitudes and tastes which would be regarded as rather eccentric and marginal in Britain.
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Mrs Castle had formed a rather eccentric view about my scale of living.
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In a recent interview the rather eccentric group claimed to be the disciples of David Icke.
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He hadn't really expected to actually see Mrs Constantine; she was gaining a rather eccentric reputation.
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Turner suffered from asthma for many years, but persisted with his rather eccentric temperance lecturing.
■ NOUN
orbit
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In summary the binary consists of two compact stars of not dissimilar mass moving in tight eccentric orbits .
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These asteroids may then be disturbed by gravitational perturbations by Jupiter into eccentric orbits , and then evolve into Earth-crossing orbits.
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The spacecraft enters into a more eccentric orbit , however the height and position of perigee remains the same.
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an eccentric millionaire
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Mr. Withers is a little eccentric , but he's basically harmless.
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Our neighbour is an eccentric old lady who has about 25 cats.
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He wondered how could he remember such eccentric fragments?
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Madame Arcati was springing on to tables, falling backwards off stools and dancing eccentric tangos.
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Master of the striking Southern image, Carville had some of the same eccentric appeal for reporters as did Ross Perot.
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Probable sad answer: cling to it as part of Britain's eccentric genius.
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That's why you carefully cultivate eccentric habits to set you apart from others.
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The kidnapper met twice with an eccentric representative of the Lindberghs.
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They walked slowly along one wall, laughing and talking and only incidentally looking at the eccentric pictures.
II. noun
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Many of Dr. Brook's colleagues consider him an eccentric .
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Hill had established himself as a local hero and also as something of an eccentric .
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Pet Heaven was full of rather endearing eccentrics.
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The Smiths were cast as eccentrics ... which they are.
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There was never a time when any more than a handful of eccentrics advocated the establishment of a separate black nation-state.
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They evoke romantic images of humming orchard hives and summer sweetness, presided over by veiled eccentrics steeped in arcane lore.